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At noon, a long motorcade was driving on the road leading to Barangka Port. In front of the team, Sun Bin and Zhao Yan were riding on horses, preparing to receive weapons at the port.
"Congratulations to Brother Sun for your promotion," Zhao Yan said with a smile as he rode on his horse and raised his hands to Sun Bin.
After Sun Bin was promoted to the director of the Logistics Department, he contacted the local indigenous people through Peruvian Chinese descendants and searched for 6,000 alpacas within a week, exceeding the task assigned by Li Mingyuan.
Therefore, he was praised by Li Mingyuan and promoted to deputy chief of staff and chief of the logistics department. Sun Bin stepped into the core leadership of the Chinese Independence Army.
The Chinese Independent Army lacked civilian personnel. Before Sun Bin was promoted to deputy chief of staff, the general staff headquarters only had Liu Pu as chief of staff. Most of the positions of deputy chief of staff and division chiefs were vacant, while affairs in the general staff headquarters were handled by deputy division chiefs.
The superior officer is responsible.
In the initial stage of the army, there is a shortage of talents. At this time, people with insufficient ability are promoted to high positions, which is prone to problems.
Therefore, Li Mingyuan adopted the method of erring on the side of shortage and reducing the number of civilians in the army to lower positions, and then promoted them after they had made achievements in deputy positions.
As a result, the officers in the staff department have room for advancement, and they are more cautious and conscientious in their work, reducing the number of errors in the operation of the army.
"Brother Zhao, you're welcome. I was lucky enough to complete the task, so I was mistakenly loved by the prince and became the deputy chief of staff." Sun Bin said modestly.
"Brother Sun is too modest. Everyone sees your performance in the staff department. Therefore, the position of deputy chief of staff is suitable for Brother Sun."
During the feudal period, the imperial court paid great attention to the appearance of officials. It is said that Sun Bin was lame in one leg, so it was unlikely that he would serve as an official. However, when the Chinese Independence Army was first established, there were not so many rules, so after a preliminary inspection, Liu Pu transferred him
Assist yourself in your work.
Sun Bin cherished the hard-won opportunity and conscientiously assisted Liu Pu in managing the logistics work of the Chinese Independence Army. He completed the work at hand very well and gained Liu Pu's favor. He promoted him step by step and finally fell into the eyes of Li Mingyuan.
That’s why I have the position I have today.
"Haha, let's not talk about my business. How is the work done by Brother Zhao?"
Zhao Yan's burden is also not light. He is responsible for medicine procurement, doctor management, and food distribution.
These days, Zhao Yan is also very busy with his work. Therefore, when he heard Sun Bin asking about work, he smiled bitterly and said, "The food problem is easy to handle. The food in the occupied area has been transported to Arequipa, but the medicines
But the doctor and I spent a lot of effort to get the quantity together."
"Tell me the specific situation."
"The troops have to pass through sweltering forest areas during their transfer, so the list of purchased drugs includes many drugs to prevent and treat tropical diseases and insect pests.
Moreover, the Crown Prince specifically asked us to purchase cinchona in large quantities. The total quantity of these medicines is very large. In order to complete the task, I not only visited businessmen in various European countries one by one, but also personally collected the medicines to meet the demand for medicines."
Zhao Yan rolled up his sleeves as he spoke, revealing his scarred right arm, and said bitterly, "These scars are all from collecting cinchona frost."
"Tropical forest areas are prone to various diseases. An adequate supply of medicines is very important for the troops to reach their destination safely. Therefore, Brother Zhao, purchasing medicines is a big deal, and you should suffer a little hardship."
"Haha, I understand what Brother Sun said. I am not just saying this in front of you. When I actually do practical things, I am not careless."
Zhao Yan smiled and joked, "Looking at the hard work I put into going up the mountain to collect herbs, won't Brother Sun reward me?"
"Okay, after I finish receiving the weapons, I'll treat you to a drink tonight."
When Sun Bin was promoted to deputy chief of staff, Zhao Yan was also promoted to director of the Military Affairs Department. The gap between the two was not very big, so they still got along as well as before when they cooperated, and there was no obvious distinction between superior and inferior.
"Brother Zhao, as far as I know, there are not many Chinese people who are good at medicine. How did you get enough people?"
Sun Bin asked after discussing the matter of dinner in the evening.
"There are only twenty-seven Chinese people who are skilled in medicine. The prince asked me to recruit a hundred doctors. This problem is really difficult to solve. But the prince has given an order. No matter how difficult it is to handle, I must do it well. So I started from the captives.
The Peruvian army selected more than 20 military doctors and then scoured the occupied areas. Until yesterday, they had only managed to collect 100 doctors."
The Chinese Independence Army has strict discipline and does not commit any crimes against ordinary Peruvian people in the occupied areas. However, urgently needed doctors and other talents will be brought to the army and left with the troops regardless of whether they are willing or not.
Sun Bin nodded in agreement with Zhao Yan's approach. The importance of military doctors to the army is obvious. Although Zhao Yan's approach is a bit simple and crude, it is also suitable for the current situation of the Chinese Independent Army.
Chatting all the way, the two of them arrived at Barangka Port before they knew it. On the sea, dozens of ships were parked in the port, and boxes of weapons and ammunition were being transported from the ships.
"Brother Sun, we arrived a little early. They haven't finished unloading the weapons yet." Zhao Yan pointed at the busy Prussian sailors in the port with a riding whip.
"Other troops are still waiting to be equipped with new weapons. Let's not waste time and let the brothers behind help them transport the weapons."
"Okay, I understand," Zhao Yan glanced around the port on horseback and found a Prussian business representative talking to a middle-aged white man in military uniform.
"Brother Sun, the Prussian business representative is there. We can directly talk to him about moving weapons." Zhao Yan pointed at Hoffman and the middle-aged white man and said.
"Yeah," Sun Bin responded, got off his horse and walked over there.
"Hello, Mr. Hoffman, I am the person in charge of handing over weapons to you, and this is my deputy." When Sun Bin and Zhao Yan walked up to Hoffman, he was still talking to the middle-aged white officer.
He didn't notice the arrival of the two men.
"Oh, Sun, Zhao, it's nice to see you again." Hearing the voice, Hoffman turned around and saw Sun Bin and Zhao Yan, and recognized them as the two people who discussed arms sales with him last time. Therefore,
said enthusiastically.
"Nice to meet you too, Mr. Hoffman," Sun Bin smiled and shook hands with Hoffman.
"Who is this gentleman?" After exchanging pleasantries with Hoffman, Sun Bin looked at the middle-aged man next to him and asked.
"Sorry, I forgot to introduce you, this is Mr. West, Captain of the Prussian Navy."
"Hello, Colonel." Sun Bin took the initiative to extend his hand.
"We had a cooperation last time, do you still remember it?" West said.
"I remember, you are the Prussian fleet commander who traded with us for the first time." Sun Bin suddenly said.
"Haha, this is our second cooperation."
"Yes, I would like to thank you for trading weapons with us." The first trade of weapons with the Prussians provided the Chinese workers with weapons for expansion. Without that batch of weapons, the Chinese Independence Army would not have its current scale, so Sun
Bin still has a good impression of West, who originally sold weapons to the Chinese Independence Army.
"No, you use money and mines in exchange for weapons, you don't need to thank us." West shook his head.
"This foreign devil can't even hear polite words. He is still a barbarian." Sun Bin despised in his heart, but the smile remained the same on his face: Mr. Hoffman, Colonel West, I want my soldiers to help you carry weapons.
May I?
"Thank you very much for your kindness." Hoffman simply accepted Sun Bin's kindness and sent a subordinate to lead the Chinese soldiers to carry the weapons.
"Mr. Sun, I'm very curious that you can defeat tens of thousands of Peruvian regular troops with a group of workers. How did you do it?" When West came to trade, he heard Hoffman talk about the expansion process of the Chinese, so he was curious.
asked.
"Haha, we defeated the Peruvians under the leadership of the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince is a great leader. Under the leadership of the Crown Prince, we have never failed." Sun Bin said with a smile, an expression of admiration on his face.
"Your prince is a wise and wise general. I want to meet him." West said seriously.
Prussia has a strong military atmosphere. For a general who leads his men to victory under adversity, West admires such a person from the bottom of his heart.
"If the colonel wants to see the prince, I can introduce him to the colonel." Before Sun Bin came, Li Mingyuan told him to have a good relationship with the Prussians, because after the founding of the country, there will be many aspects that require cooperation with Prussia.
"Then it's agreed. After the weapons deal is completed, you and I will go see your prince."